Light Wings Pavilion
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Project Type
Urban StrategiesServices
Urban DesignLocation
Powell Gardens, Kingsville, Missouri![](https://drawarch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/PowellGardenLightWings_InsideTop-Spillers.jpg)
The Light Wings Pavilion creates an ever-changing experience through the interplay of light and shadow.
Designed and created for Powell Gardens’ Fairy Houses and Forts exhibition, the interactive pavilion was constructed of salvaged 2×4 drops – a common waste product of any construction site. These leftover boards were arranged around a radius creating a relatively smooth interior surface and a dynamic honeycomb exterior texture. Sunlight enters the elliptical structure through a CNC cutout in the roof casting illuminated fairy wings along the opposite wall. A unique, welcoming place is created for both adults and children who are invited to interact with the light by imagining themselves with their own fairy wings.
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The Light Wings Fairy Fort was featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star.
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